Interest payments (current LCU) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Interest payments (current LCU) was 13.05 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Kyrgyzstan, 2014–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Kyrgyzstan is 13.05 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.7% on the previous year and up 325.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 13.05 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.06 billion current LCU, in 2014.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Interest payments (current LCU) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.06 billion current LCU | — |
| 2015 | 4.10 billion current LCU | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 5.13 billion current LCU | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 4.61 billion current LCU | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 5.83 billion current LCU | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 5.64 billion current LCU | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.18 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 5.46 billion current LCU | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7.77 billion current LCU | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 9.98 billion current LCU | +28.5% |
| 2024 | 13.05 billion current LCU | +30.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 13.05 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.59 billion current LCU, 32% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 13.05 billion current LCU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.50 billion current LCU, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.73 billion current LCU | 3.06 billion current LCU | 5.83 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.49 billion current LCU | 5.46 billion current LCU | 13.05 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Kyrgyzstan?
- Interest payments in Kyrgyzstan was 13.05 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 billion current LCU in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for interest payments?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.